Digit of the day: How many people die each year due to air pollution?

7 million people die each year due to air pollution

According to official data from the World Organization

health care just a year from pollutionIn the atmosphere, about seven million people die from toxic substances and carcinogens. However, experts note that the real death toll could be much higher. In addition, at the moment, scientists have not established how dangerous certain types of pollution are for people and pets.

Journalists from the BMJ write about this, citingresults of scientists' research. “The results of our measurements show that almost all of these consequences could have been avoided if the authorities of megacities had adhered to the standards for ozone concentration in the air that are prescribed by WHO standards,” – say the researchers.

Scientists also noted that in the case of a decreasethe share of gases in the atmosphere to acceptable standards can improve the situation in those cities where these requirements are followed, and this, in turn, would reduce the level of mortality from air pollution.